Practicing Magnanimity

Detachment, charity, and austerity are best practiced when in abundance than on starvation. Abundance should therefore be viewed as an opportunity to relinquish. Vishnu Pendyala

Government for the People

If you haven't already read in the news, please see:

http://www.binayaksen.net/
http://www.freebinayaksen.org/

and also Google for "Binayak Sen".

I particularly liked the coverage here:
http://www.siliconeer.com/index-pdf.html

So many prominent personalities all over the world, including 22 Nobel laureates petitioned for his release, but of no avail. Should it be so bad? People are quite used to and can tolerate the money they pay to the government not working for them. But what if they start to realize that the money is working against them and their interests? It is Binayak Sen and may be thousands of others (not coming out in open for fear of retaliation) today. No guarantee that we will not be affected tomorrow.

Before it is too late, GoI should consider criminalizing passing of illegal judgments and misuse of judicial power. The other legislative action should be to repeal or dilute the many statutes under which corrupt, inefficient, or perverted government officials are taking cover today. If one steals a Rs 10 worth item, he is put in jail, but when lakhs of crores of rupees are swindled by another, he is not even arrested for questioning! People's money will hopefully not work like this in future.

मकर संक्रांति के शुभ अवसर पर...

मीठे गुर में मिल गए तिल , उडी पतंग और खिल गए दिल , हर पल सुख और हर दिन शान्ति , आप सब के लिए लाये मकर संक्रांति | (Credit: Unknown author whose mail must've been forwarded umpteen number of times)

Life Rests on Subtler Substrata

In academic or life exams, it is in the subtle points, which we take for granted that we slip and fail. Watching out for those subtle points that we have a propensity to take for granted and spending time on them is a good strategy for getting good grades in exams and in life too. Vishnu Pendyala

Need

Humanity transcends need. It is degrading to live by the need, of the need or for the need only. Need is short-term. Relationships built on need are short-lived as well. Need can be a motivator, an initiator, but never the end. Experiences and relationships should ideally be soul satisfying rather than satisfying bodily needs. Vishnu Pendyala

Transformation into Pure Existence

Systematically replace impulse with discretion, taste with blandness, anger with determination, feelings with knowledge, and similarly calm all senses to be in control of yourself. Vishnu Pendyala

Humanity Divided?

Caste, Creed, Religion, and all other man-made divisions have unfortunately become a fact of life, particularly since the trust, customs, and even genes have been so religiously preserved to not cross-pollinate and flourish across the boundaries. Fortunate are the ones who can transcend these boundaries and grow beyond the man-made limitations. Fortunate are the countries whose governments do as much possible to not let their populations be divided and in fact encourage unity by enacting anti-discrimination laws, affirmative action, and such. As said earlier, all divisions of humanity - region, religion, gender, are all meant to unite people. None to divide. - Vishnu Pendyala